Category: Owners Developers & Managers

Rowley, MA Ipswich Bay Glass (IBG), one of the largest commercial façade companies in the Northeast, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. IBG was founded in 1969 by Sandy Patrican to provide the highest quality glazing and panel systems fabrication and installation on the North Shore.

Boston, MA According to Barkan Management Co., three portfolio managers have achieved Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation. Diana Montalbano and Joshua Levy (based in Boston) and Sarah Flannigan (based in Providence, RI), have achieved PCAM certification.

Auburndale, MA A new joint venture has been formed between C&W Services, Inc. – one of North America’s leading facility services companies – and Alutiiq Logistics & Maintenance Services, LLC (ALMS) – a certified small, Alaska native-owned business and wholly owned subsidiary of Alutiiq, LLC (Alutiiq). This JV was formed to help clients meet the highest standards of facility performance while achieving their diversity spending goals.

Salem, MA Jay Goldberg of Spire Investments continues to be very active in the marketplace with another purchase. Goldberg has acquired 33 units in Salem and Peabody for $4.265 million ($129,242 per unit). Twenty-eight of the units consisted of two buildings located at 10 and 12-14 Summer St. 

Amherst, MA Leers Weinzapfel Associates’ new 10,592 s/f chiller plant at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the latest in the firm’s extensive portfolio of infrastructure work. A component of the university’s 2012 Campus Master Plan, it will increase the reliability and capacity of chilled water service throughout its growing north campus

When dealing with high-energy electrical equipment, an unexpected short circuit causes the release of electrical energy in the form of heat and pressure, and are generally caused by equipment failure, a fault or surge somewhere else in the system, or human error.

Weymouth, MA CTA Construction Managers has been awarded a contract for the new $24.1 million 50,000 s/f Tufts Library. The project is a cooperative venture between the town and the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program, which awarded the town $12 million for the construction of a new library.

Brighton, MA Boston Volvo Village recently completed the historic renovation of 61 N. Beacon St., now home to its new urban dealership and offices. The five-story, 71,000 s/f historic Beaux Arts building, constructed in 1925, was once the New England regional headquarters for International Harvester.

Boston, MA On Thursday, January 24, over 100 members gathered for the Greater Boston Real Estate Board’s (GBREB) installation of officers, where J. Scott Rickards, vice president of property management, Lincoln Property Co. was sworn in to his role as 2019 BOMA Boston president.

On January 16, 2019, The IREM Boston Metropolitan Chapter hosted its annual Economic Forecast Luncheon at Flemings Restaurant in Boston. As chapter president, I was not surprised by the record turnout of our members, due to the political and economic uncertainty we are facing, it is understandable that our members are concerned.

Boston, MA Join IFMA Boston for it’s inaugural one-day conference at Bentley University on March 27, which will provide you with the key strategies, technologies and best practices to help navigate the ever-changing FM landscape.